Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1581 to 1590 of 2249.

• 2 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are actually collaborating with a partner to make sure that we have a women’s and children’s hospital in Kisumu. We know that there is already a children’s hospital under New Nyanza General Hospital, but the catchment area is so big that it cannot cope with the number of patients getting to New Nyanza General Hospital. So, we do need a women’s and children’s hospital in Kisumu. We are happy that we have put up a modern and reasonably big mother/child hospital in Eldoret to serve the North Rift part of the country. Other parts of the ... view
• 2 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate and understand the outrage of the House regarding the action taken by His Excellency on the re-appointment of Justice Ringera and his team to KACC. Any citizen of conscience, even without reference to the so-called law, knows that over the last five years, KACC has not delivered on its mandate. If I was Justice Ringera and, indeed, as his friends call him a “learned person”, I would, as a matter of conscience, quit the office and give the nation an opportunity to try somebody else in that position. view
• 2 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: But much more than that, I was the Chairman of Public Investments Committee (PIC) of this august House in the mid 90s, when we investigated several cases of corruption in the nation and recommended the establishment of an economic crimes law in this country. That led to the Kombo Select Committee, in which I was a Member and a Secretary, which produced the Kenya Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act. Our aim was to give an institution the responsibility of ridding this country of corruption and making sure that those who dip their hands in the public till are brought to ... view
• 2 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would listen to wise counsel and say that, that issue can logically be divorced from the issue of adjournment. We should look at that issue specifically and come to a sound judgment about what this House should do. I am very clear what should be done because we are, at the moment, engaged in a constitutional review process. We should think of establishing, within the Constitution, a much more sound institution for fighting economic crimes and corruption in this society. We should, as a House, revisit that institution and find out whether it is not ... view
• 2 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to impute improper motives on my part, that I did tell him to go home, when I know that he has a very comfortable home in Mau Forest? view
• 1 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion and to appeal to hon. Members that it may not be necessary to throw the baby away with the bath water. As the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance has stated, the House has had an ample opportunity to debate the allocation of resources to the Government so as to meet public expenditure. The hon. Member, Mr. Abdikadir raised an important issue as to whether the House should give the Government resources to support KACC when the House is apprehensive about the appointment of the Director. view
• 1 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, repeating myself, I never did unless the hon. Member is not properly listening to what I am saying. I was making the point--- view
• 1 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can quite understand that the opposite benches are in fighting mood, but that is fine. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was making the point that hon. Abdikadir is raising is, indeed, valid. The House does have the right to withhold part of the Appropriation Bill, if they do think that it is proper to do. But that is no reason to throw out the Bill as a whole. Indeed, I think that the best thing to do will be to use the five days--- view
• 1 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: That is not a point of order. It is a point of argument. I can interpret the hon. Member’s mistake. Reducing the Bill debate time from seven days to five days has merit. The merit is the following. One, the House has, indeed, had time to debate the allocations to the Government, Ministry by Ministry. Two, indeed, if the House can make an argument today that more points would be made in seven days than five, that would be merit enough to stick to the seven days. But in the judgment of the Deputy Prime Minister and view
• 1 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second the Motion. As I second it, I will move an amendment. However, before I move the amendment, I would like to say the following. I would like to congratulate the other side of the House for defeating us on the previous Motions. I hope that they will not defeat us in this one, rather they will join us. I assure them that I will buy them a bottle of whisky today at the bar. view